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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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